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Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Quiz

Welcome to the Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Quiz! This quiz is designed to test your knowledge on essential construction materials and techniques used in reinforced concrete and masonry projects.

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Reinforced concrete is usually constructed with form works and laying out of steel reinforcement before concrete pouring. For slab-on-fill, before laying out steel reinforcements, this material is usually laid out on the landfill and acts as formwork for the bottom surface.

Gravel bed

Galvanized iron

Plywood

Bare landfill

For CHB masonry walls exceeding 3.00 meters in height, this is usually provided every 3.0 meters to prevent the wall from buckling

Column

Metal bracing

Stiffener beam

Additional steel reinforcement

Considering the commercial length of steel reinforcement to be used for beams, this must be the maximum, column-to-column distance for reinforced concrete columns, thus giving less dependency on splicing and preventing failures due to bending

3.00 meters

5.00 meters

4.00 meters

6.00 meters

The maximum distance between two wall studs in a dry wall, considering that the wall board is laid out with the longer side along the vertical axis

0.30 meters

1.20 meters

0.60 meters

2.40 meters

Considering the commercial width available of CHB, the thickness of the firewall without the cement plaster on both sides, must be

100 mm

175 mm

150 mm

200 mm

The minimus depth of the stringer in a wooden stair flight measured perpendicularly from the diagonal line formed by the lower part of the risers

100 mm

150 mm

125 mm

200 mm

Considering the maximum commercial length of lumber, the maximum distance between two wooden girders supporting the joists must be

2.40 mm

3.60 mm

3.00 mm

5.00 mm

Which of the following must be the minimum reinforced concrete slab thickness in accordance to the National Structural Code of the Philippines, which is commonly used in slabs within most structures?

100 mm

175 mm

150 mm

200 mm

If a dry wall is designed to be 50mm thick, which of the following wall specifications must be used to achieve this design?

3/8" thick plywood in latex paint system finish on 2" x 2" hardwood lumber studs spaced at 600 mm O.C.

1/2" thick plywood in latex paint system finish on 2" x 4" hardwood lumber studs spaced at 600mm O.C.

1" thick plywood in latex paint system finish on 2" x 2" hardwood lumber studs spaced at 600 mm O.C.

3/8" thick plywood in latex paint system finish on 4" x 4" hardwood lumber studs spaced at 600 mm O.C.

"Asintada" in construction means to align which is the most commonly used term for

Reinforced concrete column

Slab

CHB masonry wall

Roof

"Buhos" is too expensive in wall systems due to the amount of materials required; thus it is defined as

Concrete hollow blocks

Cement plaster

Reinforced concrete

Skim coat

When someone says "wala sa hulog ang rader", it implies that the term "hulog" also a tool known as plumb bob, is term for

Checking the slope/level of a building component

Checking the evenness of a flooring

Checking the vertical alignment of walls and columns

Checking if the walls are perpendicular

"Rebokadahan yung mga butas at lamat", the term "rebokada" in this term is defined as

Concrete hollow blocks

Cement plaster

Reinforced concrete

Skim coat

"Palitada" is applied to slabs and walls constructed using concrete methods, whether it is reinforced concrete or CHB, which is defined as

Concrete hollow blocks

Cement plaster

Reinforced concrete

Skim coat

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